I don't know if it is just me or what, but I'm noticing the days a lot. Take a couple of days ago when we got 2 or 3 inches of snow overnight.
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| Yes, in color |
I absolutely loved the way the branches and limbs of the trees looked like dark edged lace with their coat of snow. Then, by evening all the snow had melted away and it would be hard to believe it had ever been there.
I think as I've gotten older that I notice light and color in the days more. I remember as a child dancing around outside as the day waned on the farm in Florida, just enjoying how pretty the sunset and sky were. Then as we reach adulthood, we get busy with other things and forget to really see what is around us. Thankfully, I've always been fond of "nature" and so made an effort to get out and about in it. I spent lots of time in the desert when I lived in Las Vegas. Goes back to that farm girl raising. Then, after I got married, we traveled full time for over two years in our RV and it was glorious. Even after buying a house in Florida, we spent months every year on the road throughout the country. Good times.
Here on our mountainside, I never get tired of the steep slope of the hill behind us with the bare trees at a sharp angle in contrast. Or, the way the limbs move in the wind. When the leaves come, there will be a whole other tapestry of colors and shapes to inspect.
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| One view from the deck |
I highly recommend taking a minute to just look around and really see what is there.
Y'all take care.
I'm alive and well here in the mountains where we haven't had much of a winter at all.
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| Daily Entertainment |
I got a harebrained idea of giving quilts to a bunch of people at a gathering in mid May, so I've been busy, busy working on that project. I delivered 10 tops to the long arm quilter last week and am waiting for a call that the first of them are ready. It'll still be another week or so before I can expect that. Meanwhile, I've put together another quilt top, too. Once these are back in my hands, I will still have several hours of work to do on each one of them, so they are still a long way from being done.
My applique group is working on a quilt and my block is coming along. The pieces have been cut and fused for several weeks but due to the project above its been waiting patiently. I took it with me to my sewing day today and will keep at it.
Otherwise, not much excitement on the mountainside. I'm looking forward to a birding day with my pals in north Florida late next week. Since I didn't get to go last year, I really want to go to the southeast Texas coast for the spring birding migration but don't know if I'll pull it off. Its no fun to go alone but not sure I can round up anybody who wants to go with me. It's a 2 day drive from here and that puts lot of folks off the adventure. Party poopers.
Y'all take care.
